Read and respond to the prompt below based on Gavin Haynes: "How Knitters Got Knotted in a Purity Spiral" and read "Pollution is Racial Violence" by Yessenia Funes to make a connection to question two.
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Writing Prompt
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In your post, respond in detail to the ALL the questions below, citing the text.
- Purity spiral is a central concept in Haynes's essay. As you reread his text, define this term using passages from the essay. Can you offer another example of a purity spiral beyond the ones discussed by Haynes? What is preference falsification, and what role does it play in communities and in purity spirals?
- Consider the role of race in community. How does race unite or divide communities? How is race connected to purity in a moral sense and in an environmental sense? Make the connection to "Pollution is Racial Violence" by Yessenia Funes here.
- Formulate two questions for the class to ask in our discussion.
Provide a personal reaction/impression of the work overall and your individual response, explaining why you react the way you do and asking questions for your group about the text. Answer the prompt questions completely, citing the text as evidence when you do this. Reference the video or videos I post, discussing what you learned or how it may have influenced your thinking. If you choose to refer to sources beyond the text, accurately cite using a Works Cited Page on a separate page that have aided your thinking on the topic.